I had the previous generation of this model. It was faulty. GE acknowledged this by telling me they don't repair it only replace it. So I got this one. Unless you're six inches away it does nothing. It's loud and useless. I live in a small apartment with a small living room and this unit never got the room below 80. Yes it was hot out but the older version had no issues and the new unit of a different brand has no issues reaching livable temperatures.